Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200553873 - Four Employees Injured in Structure Collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 200553873 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 04/20/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307602219	04/22/2005	1521	236118	King Renovations & Investments, L.L.C.

Abstract: At approximately 1:00 p.m. on April 20, 2005, five employees including the owner of the company were performing demolition work on a two story duplex residential house. They were on the ground floor in the interior of the 44-ft by 26.5-ft structure. Four of the five employees, including the owner, were removing debris from the interior to be placed outside for hauling. The fifth employee was using a jackhammer to remove a 40-ft-long, 8-ft-high load bearing concrete wall on the west side of the structure. The entire structure collapsed on all five workers. Employee #1 received injuries to his hip and was hospitalized. Employee #2 received injuries to his knee and was hospitalized. Employee #3 received injuries to his head and was hospitalized. Employee #4 received a laceration to his face. The fifth employee was not recorded as an injury.

Keywords: KNEE, FRACTURE, HEAD, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, JACKHAMMER, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, FACE, HIP

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Demolition		Under $50,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307602219	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
2	307602219	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
3	307602219	Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
4	307602219	Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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